drugs of abuse

Oral Fluid Testing as an Alternative to Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse in Inpatient Forensic Settings: Giving Patients Choice.

Published June 4, 2013

Oral fluid testing as an alternative to urine testing for drugs of abuse in inpatient forensic settings: giving patients choice.

Scott Med J. 2013 May; 58(2): 99-103
Maccall C, Ritchie G, Sood M

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The abuse of… Continue reading →

Neural Effects of Positive and Negative Incentives During Marijuana Withdrawal.

Published May 22, 2013

Neural Effects of Positive and Negative Incentives during Marijuana Withdrawal.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e61470
Filbey FM, Dunlop J, Myers US

In spite of evidence suggesting two possible mechanisms related to drug-seeking behavior, namely reward-seeking and harm avoidance, much… Continue reading →

Amphetamine Elicits Opposing Actions on Readily Releasable and Reserve Pools for Dopamine.

Published May 15, 2013

Amphetamine elicits opposing actions on readily releasable and reserve pools for dopamine.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e60763
Covey DP, Juliano SA, Garris PA

Amphetamine, a highly addictive drug with therapeutic efficacy, exerts paradoxical effects on the fundamental communication modes… Continue reading →

Rapid, Transient Potentiation of Dendritic Spines in Context-Induced Relapse to Cocaine Seeking.

Published May 8, 2013

Rapid, transient potentiation of dendritic spines in context-induced relapse to cocaine seeking.

Addict Biol. 2013 May 6;
Stankeviciute NM, Scofield MD, Kalivas PW, Gipson CD

Addiction to cocaine produces long-lasting, stable changes in brain synaptic physiology that might contribute… Continue reading →

Dynamic Vaccine Blocks Relapse to Compulsive Intake of Heroin.

Published May 8, 2013

Dynamic vaccine blocks relapse to compulsive intake of heroin.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 6;
Schlosburg JE, Vendruscolo LF, Bremer PT, Lockner JW, Wade CL, Nunes AA, Stowe GN, Edwards S, Janda KD, Koob GF… Continue reading →

Brain Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Rats Preselected for Nicotine Preference and Intake.

Published May 7, 2013

Brain Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Rats Preselected for Nicotine Preference and Intake.

Neurosci Lett. 2013 Apr 30;
Keser A, Nesil T, Kanit L, Pogun S

Nicotine addiction is a serious health problem resulting in millions of preventable deaths worldwide.… Continue reading →

Impact of Repeated Intravenous Cocaine Administration on Incentive Motivation Depends on Mode of Drug Delivery.

Published May 4, 2013

Impact of repeated intravenous cocaine administration on incentive motivation depends on mode of drug delivery.

Addict Biol. 2013 May 3;
Leblanc KH, Maidment NT, Ostlund SB

The incentive sensitization theory of addiction posits that repeated exposure to drugs of… Continue reading →

Alcohol Use and Subsequent Sex Among HIV-Infected Patients in an Ethnic Minority Area of Yunnan Province, China.

Published May 1, 2013

Alcohol Use and Subsequent Sex among HIV-Infected Patients in an Ethnic Minority Area of Yunnan Province, China.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(4): e61660
Luo X, Duan S, Duan Q, Pu Y, Yang Y, Ding Y, Gao M, He N

To… Continue reading →

Fenobam Sulfate Inhibits Cocaine-Taking and Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats: Implications for Addiction Treatment in Humans.

Published April 26, 2013

Fenobam sulfate inhibits cocaine-taking and cocaine-seeking behavior in rats: implications for addiction treatment in humans.

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Apr 25;
Keck TM, Yang HJ, Bi GH, Huang Y, Zhang HY, Srivastava R, Gardner EL, Newman AH, Xi ZX

RATIONALE:… Continue reading →

Spirituality-Based Recovery From Drug Addiction in the Twelve-Step Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous.

Published April 24, 2013

Spirituality-Based Recovery From Drug Addiction in the Twelve-Step Fellowship of Narcotics Anonymous.

J Addict Med. 2013 Apr 19;
Galanter M, Dermatis H, Post S, Sampson C

BACKGROUND:: Narcotics Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship that employs the Twelve-Step model for… Continue reading →